Letters: Canton to Lewistown, 1849

7-8 August 1849

Three manuscript letters on one folded sheet

Three letters from the Kirkpatrick family of Canton, Illinois to their friend Elizabeth Offied of Lewistown. Dated 7-8 August 1849. The letters contain news about the family, Canton, and the recent Cholera Epidemic.

Gift from William Cook, Ebay purchase

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